Norwegian PA to Host IPA EPF meeting in September
The Norwegian Publishing Association will host the 19th IPA EPF on 18 September 2015 in Oslo. The agenda will include a presentation from Anne Leer, the deputy director general at the World Intellectual Property Association (WIPO). The EPF agenda will also include country reports, and continued planning for communications activities. The EPF Euro Group will meet in the afternoon. A draft agenda has also already been sent to EPF members. A final agenda and meeting details will be sent soon.
Impacts of the Canadian education sector’s interpretation of “fair dealing”
Canada’s new “fair dealing” guidelines have had significant negative impacts on educational publishing in the country and will continue for the foreseeable future, according to a recent report conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on behalf of Access Copyright in Canada.
Three Visions of the Digital Book for Education – A Report from Brazil
A recent panel discussion hosted by the Brazilian Chamber of Books highlighted the different perspectives and expectations that publishers, teachers, and students each have for use of the digital book in the classroom.
France Announces New Curriculum for All Levels
On August 19 France’s Ministry of Education released a decree for an entire new curriculum to begin in September 2016. The curriculum decree, which covers all disciplines in all nine academic levels, has been debated for two years. According to Pascale Gelebart of Savoir Livre, the ministry is expected to finalize curriculum content in October.